SUNLAND PARK, NM—APRIL 23, 2018—According an article published on paulickreport.com the New Mexico Racing Commission dismissed a five-year suspension and $5,000 fine against jockey J.R. Valenzuela resulting for a 2017 jockeys room shakedown at Sunland Park.

Investigators had alleged Valenzuela threw an electrical device into a trash can during the event. He was summarily suspended following a hearing and received a five-year ban and fine.

The commission acted on a March 1 recommendation by hearing officer Becky Torres that the stewards ruling against Valenzuela be dismissed because the state "failed to meet its burden and prove its case by a preponderance of the evidence."

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Courtesy Paulick Report